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I Read Every Pop Girl's Grammy Submission... Some Are Delusional

234K views · 1d ago · 48:33

The Grammys are RIIIIIGHT around the corner and I want to have a good old ki with you about everything that is about to transpire...we're doing predictions for the nominations, a thorough recap of the pop girl submissions, and a break down of Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist — who I think actually gets in, who gets snubbed, and who should win.

Topics: Why The Grammys Will Get It Wrong Again · My Absolute Worst-Case Scenario · I'm 30 And Reconsidering Everything · Album of the Year: Olivia Dean Might Steal It · Record of the Year: Man I Need vs Husband · Song of the Year: Ella Langley Already Won

Taylor Swift Is Giving Us Everything Except What We Want

164K views · 4d ago · 56:23

It's an exciting time to be a Swiftie. Taylor Swift has been out and about: performing The Fate of Ophelia for the first time at the Academy Gala, being the youngest person EVER in the Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame, politely snapping back at a 'fan' at the Chief's game, and serving absolute you know what while doing all of it. The hair is lobbing, the outfits are outfitting.

Topics: Academy Museum Gala: her best look ever · The Oscar campaign has a problem · Debut's 20th anniversary came and went · Showgirl Encore makes no sense · December 13, or Debut TV never happens · There's no path to Album of the Year

20 Years Later, Taylor Swift's Debut Is Still the GOAT

137K views · 1w ago · 1:00:42

20 years ago, the greatest debut album of all time was ever made: Taylor Swift’s, Taylor Swift, 2006. It was a historic first step in a new leap for womankind. Our Song, for example, made Taylor Swift the youngest artist ever to write and perform a #1 country song.

You Can Buy a Hit. You Can't Buy a Pop Star.

301K views · 2w ago · 31:03

Chappell Roan proves you can buy a hit but you can't buy a pop star and I wanted to unpack why that distinction matters so much in the music industry right now. I use Tiffany Stringer as my lens because she's right in the middle of the building phase — she has that ineffable it factor I keep coming back to, real label resources behind her, and she's actively shaping the world around The Lone Starlet and her Texas Primadonna roots into something fans can actually participate…

Topics: Why is it so hard to become a pop star in 2026? · How Britney Spears became a superstar · The one thing record labels can't manufacture · Why record labels don't know how to break artists anymore · Meet Tiffany Stringer: pop's next big thing? · What can a record label actually do for an artist?

Showgirl: The Encore Has BROKEN Your Brain

205K views · 2w ago · 49:30

Welcome back to Phone a Snake, the world's greatest hotline, where you call in with your unpopular opinions and we roast them, agree, or debate. In today's episode, we're Patient Zeroing in on Taylor Swift's new deluxe version of The Life of a Showgirl. It's titled "The Encore" and we sure hope that means this is the end of the road for the era...on the agenda today: is this just boring millennial pop for white women? Is the songwriting lazy?

Grimes Will Die Problematic (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)

325K views · 3w ago · 1:17:01

Grimes joins me on Proto Pop for an exclusive conversation about her new album, Psy Opera, revealing track titles, lyrics, and the inspiration behind her new era. She talks about making art when you’re inherently controversial, and journeys back through her creative legacy: from the internet’s fixation on her debut album Visions, to her masterpiece Art Angels, and her most recent album, Miss Anthropocene.

Topics: Why Grimes Came Back to Music · Why Grimes Left Her Major Label · Art Angels, Avril Lavigne & Becoming a Pop Star · Was “California” Taylor Swift Cosplay? · Why Grimes Stopped Producing Everything Herself · Does Grimes Still Hate Art Angels?

TROYE SIVAN IS TAKING IT 😮 🔥

95K views · 3w ago · 3:00

We Ranked Every Taylor Swift Deluxe Song Worst to Best

168K views · 3w ago · 1:18:31

With the addition of Showgirl: The Encore, we now have four new deluxe tracks to add into the canon of Taylor Swift songs that didn't make it to the album, but aren't one off singles or vault songs. We were inspired by Billboard's uninspired ranking of the same material, to give the Swiftie perspective on how these new songs rank compared to their sisters, while taking a walk down memory lane. Enjoy!

Topics: We Fix Billboard's Deluxe Ranking · Debut Extras Start Rough · Fearless Platinum Is Stacked · Speak Now Bonuses Split Us · Red Leftovers Disappoint Us · 1989 Deluxes Are All Hits

The REAL Problem With The Life of a Showgirl Encore

308K views · 4w ago · 34:53

Try Rocket Money for FREE or unlock more features with premium at The Life of a Showgirl Encore was supposed to close the era and honestly the order is all wrong. I ranked every new song from the Encore, kept what actually works like Fate of Ophelia and Elizabeth Taylor, was real about what doesn't, and yes we have to talk about Cleveland.

We NEED to Talk About the VMAS 💀

272K views · 1mo ago · 1:10:57

Here we are again...at the most culturally irrelevant pop culture awards show! This year's VMA was, unsurprisingly, a snooze fest. And yet it was the highest rated show in years. Go figure. We get into all the winners and snubbed divas of the evening, including: Lisa, Madonna, Slayyyter, Pink Pantheress, Zara Larsson...and of course, a review and reaction to Taylor Swift's new music video for Patient Zero. Enjoy! Don't be a stranger!

Taylor Swift Historians HONESTLY Decode The Encore 😬

390K views · 1mo ago · 1:31:22

Well, here we are again. Taylor Swift has released the deluxe version of The Life of a Showgirl, called The Encore, and we’re here to decode it for you. Four new tracks: Patient Zero, Pink Clouding, Cleveland!, and Babylon have entered the canon and we have thoughts about all of it: from the male-centered allegations, to the bizarre tone of...anger...and the desire to clap back at the haters, both real and imagined. We are always keeping it real.

Topics: We React to Taylor Swift's Life of a Showgirl: The Encore · Why We Cover Taylor Even When We Don't Love It · The Encore Clues Gave Us False Hope · Taylor Swift's Gratitude Post vs Reality · We Wanted an Eternal Sunshine Moment · Did Travis Kelce Dull Taylor's Songwriting Instincts?

REACTION: Taylor Swift – Life of a Showgirl: The Encore

830K views · 1mo ago · 29:58

Well...here we are again. Taylor Swift has decided to release a deluxe version of The Life of a Showgirl and we're here today to review the material. Patient Zero, Cleveland!, Pink Clouding, and Babylon to be exact. It's a journey.

We Ranked EVERY Taylor's Version Vault Track And It Was Messy 👀

168K views · 1mo ago · 1:12:39

The vault tracks have been one of the most special gifts that Taylor Swift has ever bestowed upon us, her fans. However. Are they all created equally? We're taking the magnifying glass to each and every vault track in the discography: from Fearless all the way until 1989, and deciding who the REAL divas are. Foolish One, you'll always be famous. Don't You...start running. Taylor's Version, we love you, please come back.

Topics: Ranking All 26 Taylor Swift Vault Tracks · What Actually Makes A Perfect Vault Track? · Fearless Vault: Secret Debut Songs? · You All Over Me Should've Stayed Locked Away · Mr. Perfectly Fine Made Us Cry · We Were Happy Is Just Bad

SHOWGIRL THE ENCORE IS COMING!!! #taylorswift

251K views · 1mo ago · 3:00

Ed Sheeran Is A Coward. But We Knew That.

345K views · 1mo ago · 24:38

Ed Sheeran just showed us exactly what happens when a pop star chooses the paycheck over the principle. After Macklemore said Free Palestine on stage at the Loop Tour stop in New Jersey, pressure from venue owners led by Robert Kraft got him kicked off the tour, and Ed's big both-sides statement about staying out of politics and building bridges fooled absolutely no one.

Topics: Ed Sheeran Chose Money Over Free Speech · The Dolly Parton Delusion · Why Macklemore Was Ejected From the Loop Tour · What Macklemore Actually Said at MetLife · The Robert Kraft Ultimatum · The Tour Fell Apart in 24 Hours